Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Department for Education: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the increase in the rate of employer National Insurance Co
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made an announcement at the Autumn Budget 2024 setting out changes to Employers National Insurance Contributions policy. Alongside this, she announced funding to the public sector to support them with...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and Charges and LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Office of Budget Responsibility on increasing (a) university tuition fees and (b) maximum maintenance loan levels.
Answer: The department publishes forecasts annually for higher education and further education student loans in England. The published forecasts include assumptions that fee caps and maintenance loans will increase annually by RPI All Items Index Excl Mortgage In...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the maximum level of maintenance loan that students can take out on public sector net (a) debt and (b) financial liabilities.
Answer: The department publishes forecasts annually for higher education and further education student loans in England. The published forecasts include assumptions that fee caps and maintenance loans will increase annually by RPI All Items Index Excl Mortgage In...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in university tuition fees have on public sector net (a) debt and (b) financial liabilities.
Answer: The department publishes forecasts annually for higher education and further education student loans in England. The published forecasts include assumptions that fee caps and maintenance loans will increase annually by RPI All Items Index Excl Mortgage In...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made on the impact that the national insurance increase will have on the cost of paid-for childcare.
Answer: As announced at Budget, the department expects to provide £8.1 billion for early years entitlements in the 2025/26 financial year, which is around a 30% increase compared to 2024/25, as the department continues to rollout the expansion of the entitlements...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding rates for (a) public and (b) privat
Answer: As announced at Budget, the department expects to provide £8.1 billion for early years entitlements in the 2025/26 financial year, which is around a 30% increase compared to 2024/25, as the department continues to rollout the expansion of the entitlements...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the rise in the rate of employer national insurance contri
Answer: As announced at Budget, the department expects to provide £8.1 billion for early years entitlements in the 2025/26 financial year, which is around a 30% increase compared to 2024/25, as the department continues to rollout the expansion of the entitlements...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCadets: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11294 on Armed Forces: Cadets, what discussions she had with the Minister for Veterans and People on the School staff instructor grant.
Answer: The department works closely with the Ministry of Defence on delivery of the Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP). The CEP is run jointly by the departments and funding decisions are discussed and shared with ministers from both departments in that context.The...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12749More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the note entitled Allowance for impact on public sector organisations in Table 5.1 on page 118 of Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, if she will publish this information by D
Answer: The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments, with the Barnett formula applying in the usual way.Th...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 11035 on Social Security Benefits, if her Department will resume its annual publication entitled Nationality at point of National Insurance number r
Answer: Decisions regarding the development and publication of Official Statistics are the responsibility of the Chief Statistician. There are no plans to resume publication of ‘Nationality at point of National Insurance number (NINo) registration of DWP working ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 11035, on Social Security Benefits, for which benefit lines the Department holds data on the nationality of claimants at the point of National Insur
Answer: Information on the nationality of claimants at the point of National Insurance number (NINo) registration is not used for benefit purposes so is not held on any benefit lines. As detailed in the background information and methodology, the administrative d...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmy Cadet Force: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of the Army Cadet force in each year since 2019; and what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the Army Cadet force in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
Answer: Due to the way financial data for the Army Cadet Force is captured and managed, it is taking time to collate all the relevant information. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as practical and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House....
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCadets: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of the ending of support payments on the provision of combined cadet forces in state schools.
Answer: The government, through the Ministry of Defence, provides in the region of £180 million to support cadets schemes. The Department for Education has contributed up to £1.1 million annually since the academic year 2021/22. This has provided some additional ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordJobseekers AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIncome SupportDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Income Support were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Housing Benefit were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming the Personal Independence Payment were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Employment and Support Allowance were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Universal Credit were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 9771 on Social Security Benefits, for which benefit lines the Department records data on the birthplace of people claiming (a) out of work and (b) o
Answer: The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people there were in each region with a newly diagnosed HIV infection whose country of birth was (a) in the UK and (b) not in the UK in each year since 2014.
Answer: The number of new diagnoses for each year between 2014 and 2023, presented by region of residence and by whether country of birth was UK or not, is publicly available from the following GOV.UK link: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 9646 on HIV Infection: Diagnosis, how many people living with diagnosed HIV infection there were whose country of birth was (a) in the UK and (
Answer: The information is not available in the format requested, however HIV data are publicly accessible from the HIV data tables published on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries do not accept the return of people with identity documentation issued by the UK.
Answer: We do not expect that anyone being returned from the UK would still hold valid UK documentation. A person being removed from the UK has, by definition, no right to be in the UK.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStreet Trading: Greater LondonDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will increase the fines available through section 38 of the London Local Authorities Act 1990.
Answer: Local Authorities are responsible for enforcement and central Government has no current plans for legislation that can be used to amend these fees.
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many units of (a) orthodontic and (b) dental activity were (i) commissioned and (ii) delivered per head of population in each region in each year since 2006.
Answer: We do not hold data on the units of dental activity delivered per head of population in each region and each year since 2006. Activity in National Health Service dentistry is measured by the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned and deliv...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
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